Improvement in fruit-crates



J. H` MARVIL.

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QQ @Zig @ZM Vi UNITED STATES JOSHUA H. MARVIL, OF LAUREL, DELAWARE.

IMPROVEMENT lN FRUIT-CRATES.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,366, dated March 5, 1872.

Be it known that I, JOSHUA H. MARVIL, of Laurel, in the county of Sussex and State of Delaware, have invented an Improvement in Crates or Boxes for the transportation of' fruits, of which I declare the following to be a description:

My invention consists in an improvement in fruit-crates, by which the small baskets are held more firmly in their respective places. There is nodamage by mashing, and a free circulation ot' air is admit-ted around all parts of your fruit.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is an isometrical figure of my crate or box, containing baskets for the fruit. Fig. 2 is a cross-section ot' the same.

In the drawing, A represents the box, with a stout bottom, A', made with narrow vertical strips a a., surrounded by two longitudinal strips, a! a, rmly secured at the corners by an gle-irons b b, the whole forming avery strong box or crate, with openings, however, suflicient to good ventilation. The baskets B B are placed into the box, the lirst layer being placed on the bottom; then I place a thin latticework, C, Fig. 2, of very thin strips upon these baskets, this lattice-work being so made that an opening of suitable width shall come over the middle of each tier of baskets. Upon this lattice-work C another layer of baskets is placed, and so on till the box is full. The lid D of the box (hinged thereto) has a number of thin strips, d d, which just it upon the rows of wires of the upper layer of baskets, and keep the whole number of baskets irmly in position, allowing no vertical movement whatever. A staple, E, is fastened to the box, and a clasp, F, to the lid7 so that the box may be locked during transportation with a padlock.

The great advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those familiar with the transportatin of perishable fruits; A free circulation of air is obtained through the entire box. rlhe fruit is not liable to be mashed, this being eft'ectually prevented by the latticework G, and the fruit cannot spill from one basket to the other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The crate herein described, consist-ing of the box A having the 'vertical strips a @horizontal strips a ct, bottom At, lid D d, and layers of lattice-work G, arranged as shown, for the l purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSHUA H. MARVIL.

Witnesses:

BENJ. R. RIGGIN, VANDROTH G. MARvIL. 

